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Yeah agree I guess the difference is they have vast wealth so can afford to! There is a lot of investment in that ownership slice. We got PPP wrong before but we surely learned lessons to make it work properly! 🫠

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Yeah we are fully aligned on that. That’s what I meant by New Labour. This country needs a reboot. Nothing works. Part of the problem are the people who see statements like that and say “oh you don’t know how lucky you are” and instantly cite the NHS vs USA. It’s so self-harming.

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Back then I was a card carrying Tory but I resigned my membership in that period because they were too authoritarian and their budgets otherwise made no sense. I’d hoped this government would be like New Labour but it’s been a total shocker. Both parties are in thrall to a vocal minority of loons

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Broadly yes conceptually, because as you pointed out, national debt had risen due to the GFC and we didn’t have the growth to be able to keep it down. However, I don’t think they focused it in the right areas & went too hard. They murdered the justice system and public services never recovered.

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Makes more sense but not much different given impact of 2008. We haven’t grown much since and so gdp hasn’t kept pace with debt.

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I’d add Dexter. Jumped the shark. Speaking of which, Happy Days.

Bit of a weird snapshot given the GGC happened in 2008, Brexit in 2016 and we had Covid (which made the GFC look like a picnic) in 2020.

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Totally agree with you. Brexit, Covid - all reasons why it’s difficult to lay the blame on previous governments. We give Brown a free pass but not them. What’s unforgivable is slaughtering your economy on purpose with a budget. Truss did that. But Reeves’ was much worse because it’s anti-growth.

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I didn’t say they didn’t. And that wasn’t “the Tories” as a whole, that was the British public. The government supported remain - and that government for the most part did a good job of keeping spending down. It was knobheads on the right of the party who supported Brexit.

How far do you want to go back? The last Tory govt was a shambles but it’s not like they received an economy in rude health. In truth we have never made it out of the financial crisis. Our wage growth since then is the poorest in the G7, while we haven’t been able to control inflation.

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And while we do need to assist house building and infrastructure, something smells off about just focusing on these two entities. There is lower-hanging fruit. All that said, I have no faith in the Tories. But if anyone proposed pro-growth policies I would vote for them. I’m not alone.

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At the other end of the spectrum, more of the highest paying taxpayers have left since Reeves’ suicide budget than ever, reducing overall revenue and increasing burden on normal people. The Laffer curve is real and we are seeing it in action. Billionaires and Millionaires leaving is a disaster.

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I’ve just started a business and it is depressingly difficult. I currently have my bank account limited because I have to prove to the bank, due to regulation, that I’m a real business, which I can’t do because they’ve limited my account. It’s circular.

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Depends entirely on the regs being set on fire. I’m pro-regulation where it’s needed, but we are paralysed as a country by red tape. It takes us billions more and insane amounts of time to make infrastructure improvements than peer nations. Our economy is buggered. Cutting red tape would help.

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I agree and I’ll always love the man. But irrespective of the restraints and cheating from Chelsea and then City, we left a few titles on the table with his stubborn resistance to adapting. What he did was actually a miracle, so it was a shame to fall off in the ways we did.

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It has happened to some of the world’s largest companies. Only takes one person not reading properly and being on guard. The more people you employ, the more likely it is to happen.

What do they mean by check for duplicates on the ST waiting list?

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I honestly think their whole schtick around it is to make as much noise as possible and hope a) they have something to pin on someone for slipping up with their words; b) governments get involved; c) people get bored of it. I think they doth protest too much about the leaks as well.

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Larry David Undecided Expression

Amazing way to blow up your poll surge. Burnham right now deciding whether to annoy the electorate or his benefactors.

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ALT: Larry David Undecided Expression

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Billy Carpenter @billycarpy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Not proud of it, but I once got creative and registered a team of 20-year-olds in a U10s tournament. Other coaches kept saying things like "you can't use them" and "they have beards" and "I think that's Myles Lewis-Skelly." But whatever happened behind the scenes, the game is won on the pitch.

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(Although I’d still be interested in the theoretical legal element as to what would happen in such a situation - would it be looked at in the round?)

@danneidle.bsky.social sorry - stand down. I see you address this in the report/at footnote 2. Too quick off the mark. Thanks!

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Sounds like “Rosie 47”

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… and illegitimately overpays on the other, how do HMRC/the courts view this? Do they try each count separately or look at the overall transaction and assess impact to the taxpayer?

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Sebinho @sebinho9.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thanks for the usual top work, Dan and colleagues. Am I correct in thinking that if they, as the commission say, inflated their revenues, they would have ended up paying more CT (due to inflated profits). If a party illegitimately avoids tax on one hand… ctd

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- increased PED testing for players (culture of cheating) - trophies and medals from 2011-2025 scrubbed (not reawarded) - related party transactions rescinded - stadium donated to local athletics and sports clubs - SFO investigation - SRA investigation - HMRC investigation - methane investigation

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Sebinho @sebinho9.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

- wage cap and in-house league appointed auditor supervision of all accounts and payments in/out of club. - ban from football and directorships of any companies for any executives implicated - spot checks on players for receipts for purchases and source of funds. - non-AD sponsor exodus + suits

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Sebinho @sebinho9.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The sanctions and legal ramifications I’d like to see (not all rooted in reality/legality): - expulsion from PL and football league (must) Selection of the following: - 3 year promotion ban - 3 year transfer ban - £1bn fine (tranches of £200m x 5 years)

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Lewis @lgambrose.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Listening to Lineker say City fans are "ultimately the people that suffer from this" and I completely get what he means - yes, they will suffer, but: 1) For almost 20 years they have only benefitted; everyone else in the game has suffered. 2) Let it be a lesson: PROTEST YOUR CORRUPT OWNERS!

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That bean couldn’t be broader if it were made entirely of shoulders, bowled for England and had a boat in Norfolk.

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There are degrees of quality when it comes to crossing. Are you saying he played well first half? The free kick he took from the right was a particular stinker. At least get it into the mixer. I don’t know why England often take outswinging set pieces.

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By putting in poor crosses before he managed to get one right? Odd way to recycle.

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That he wasted 50 minutes.

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Sadly I cannot. It disquiets me enormously. You know I’m dyslexic. And colourblind. Boooooo

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That’s not just a foul on Saka, it’s a DOGSO.

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Newcastle should be swearing given that Sela didn’t exist before it suddenly sponsored them.

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The last panicked cries of a management team who could well find themselves in trouble with the SFO (short of political interference). If there is any justice, arrests should be made.

Phil Costa @philcosta.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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"They are a financially doped club. "They have enhancement of performances through financial resources which are unlimited. For me, it's a kind of doping because it's not in any way linked to their resources." Arsene Wenger re: Chelsea in 2005. Same shit, different club.

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Rogers has been pony. Slowed things down and spurned overloads.

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If Trent can’t deliver a decent ball, why is he playing?

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He’s got millions of reasons to trust him, exactly how many depends on the interest rate.

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And laughed about it. They’re all massive weapons and need to eat some (stay)humble pie.